Cairo based ASEC Holding Signs US$ 130 million Contract with BMIC
ASEC for Manufacturing and Industrial Projects, a turnkey contractor
serving the cement, energy, petrochemicals, petroleum and general
industrial sectors, has announced that it has signed a US$ 130 million
contract to construct a new cement plant for the Building Materials
Industry Company (BMIC) in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Assiut.
India gets new Forging Technology
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A £30m knowledge transfer package between the UK's Sheffield
Forgemasters and India's largest power equipment maker, Bharat Heavy
Electricals Limited (BHEL), has been agreed. The 10-year partnership to
develop power generation forgings on the sub-continent will see
state-run BHEL buy specialist technology and engineering knowledge from
the Sheffield-based manufacturer.
GE to provide Transnet with new generators
GE South Africa Technologies is to provide Transnet with 10
medium-speed, diesel-powered generators for the state company's new
multi-product pipeline, currently being built between Durban and
Johannesburg. The generators, ranging in electrical power output from
2.8MW to 5MW, offer a combined total capacity of approximately 34MW.
They will provide emergency power to the pipeline pump stations and
terminals for Transnet's new pipeline that will supply diesel, petrol
and jet fuel to inland markets.
The Transformational Shift in World Manufacturing
The competitiveness of a country's manufacturing sector is critical to
its long-term economic prosperity and growth and the new 2010 Global
Manufacturing Competitiveness Index, a collaboration between Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu and the U. S. Council on Competitiveness shows these
shifts.
Memex, the Manufacturing Sector trade show at Abu Dhabi
A WoodWorker Zone will be a new feature at MEMEX 2010 offering a
dedicated platform for the latest in woodworking machinery and tools. A
unique opportunity to network with decision makers from Wood
Processing / Woodworking, Furniture / Carpentry, Joinery / Cabinet
Making / Interior Design and Wooden Building Material Manufacturing
sector.
This month's business spotlight is:
AkzoNobel is the largest global paints and coatings company and a major
producer of specialty chemicals. Its portfolio includes well-known
brands such as Dulux, Sikkens, International and Eka. Headquartered in
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, they are a Global Fortune 500 company and
are consistently ranked as one of the leaders on the Dow Jones Index.